The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-29
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Abssraot Of the Proceedings Of the
Senate and House.
SENATE.
Not in session.
Mr.. Hatch submitted q concurrent res0-
luton that when the two houses adjourn
On Monday, Dec. 10. they stand adjourn.
ment until Thursday, Jan. 8. Mr.. Reed oi
Maine inquired the reason Of the submis-
SION OF this resolution. Mr.. Hatch replied
that it was the usual resolution
brought in at the first session OF =
congress. Mr.. Reed, opposing the resolu.
tho Republican side-that the surplus
should be reduced, and the Republicans
stood ready now to make . reduction
to which the other side was agreed. and
that was in reference to the tobacco tax.
He hoped that an opportunity would be
given them by the powers that be, or were
to be. to vote thereon ard show to the
country some proper disposition In this
regard.
could yield the floor to the gentleman
from Maine without that gentleman Inn
proving his opportunity to make . politi-
cal harangue. II the gentleman had not
had an opportunity, time and again,
during the Forty-ninth congress to vote
for the consideration OF q tariff bill,
and ana;n.t had y. not Thor. Away: ;.nt voted Cd
some sincerity in his talk. Mr.. Cox
OF New York said that he would like to see
every man in the house regard this fiscal
question as outside Of politics. It was a
business question in every sense OF Che
word. Mr.. Mills Of Texas offered q sub
stitute for Mr.. Hatch's resolution, q reso-
luton declaring that when the two houses
adjourn on Thursday, Dec. 20, they stand
adjourned until Wednesday, Jan. 4. Hatch
accepted the substitution and the resolu-
ton, as modified, was agreed to.
Mr.. Pugh offered the following resolu-
ton, and proceeded to address the senate
in support OF it:
Resolved, That the most important and
pressing duty OF the present session OF
congress- is to revise. and so amend existing
internal tax and tariff laws as to reduce
the annual revenues to be collected there
from to the necessary wants OF the federal
government, and no more than it needs to
pay it's matured debts and discharge it's
obligations under the laws of congress with.
out crippling or deranging any American in
dustries OF business or interest connected
with the subjects OF tariff taxation or in.
teriering with the just rights OF American
working people, intended to be secured to
them by the incidental effects OF revenue
duties, to share in the joint product OF tn .
labor the capital employed in American
mining and manufacturing industries, to
the full measure OF the difference in the
engaged in similar Industries in Europe.
Resolved, That the senate will concur in
no joint resolution for the final adjourn.
ment of the present session of congress
until after the passage OF such remedial
laws as are specified in the foregoing reso-
buttons.
At the close OF Mr.. Pugh's remarks the
resolution was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Spooner presented in tho senate q
petition from certain settlers and claim
ants of land in Wisconsin praying that
measures be taken to prevent the denuding
OF certain lands within railroad indemnity
limits of their timber by certain trespass-
ers. Petitioners claim that they
are claimants to land lying along
the Omaha and Wisconsin Com
trail roads in township Al. AZ and 40.
ranges 4 and 5, Bayfield,, Sawyer and Ash
land counties, Wisconsin, under the order
of the interior opening certain indemnity
land to settlement, but that certain tres
passers claiming title by purchase from the
railroad company are cutting timber from
the lands They pray that this be stopped.
Senator Call also offered q preamble and
resolution to-day authorizing the COM
mittee on public lands to prepare a bill
providing for the repeal OF the act Of
March 3, 1887, authorizing persons to &C
quire title to certain railroad lands by
purchase, and to restrict tho requirement
OF such lands under such purchase to 16O
acres to each person. The reason given in
the preamble is the late construction of
the above law by the attorney general
favorable to purchasers.
A bill introduced by Senator Stewart
provides for the appointment OF q chief
justice and two associate justices to sit at
Washington and have jurisdiction to hear
and decide contested land eases. The justi-
ces are to hear cases separately, and also
to constitute a court in banc.
Senator Dawes introduced bill, viii CHI
was referred to the committee on Indian
affairs, it pro vides that any white man
WHO hereafter marries an Indian woman,
member OF a tribe, can not in any way
become the owner OF or gain an interest in
any, tribal property, or become the pos
SCISSOR OF any property upon a reservation.
The bill does not intend to prohibit white
men marrying Indian women, but to pre-
vent them from aceumulating property.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced The appoint
ment of the committee on rules as fol-
lows: The speaker, Randall, Mills, Ret d
and Cannon. Mr.. Dibble OF South Carolina
offered resolution referring to the COM
mittee on appropriations any reports OF the
court OF claims on the French spoilation
claims with instructions to that commit
tee to report all claims which have been
decided favoraLly to the claimants in the
general deficiency bill. The previous ques.
ton was ordered-yeas 1853, nays "a, and
the resolution was adopted.
SENATE.
Senator Call renewed his motion to
print in the Record the memorial Of tie
Utah consitional convention. Edmunt 9
and Call INDUCED in sarcastic person,
dispute over the motion and finally MIR.
Call said the memorial having been read y
him, it would necessarily be printed in tie
Record. As he did not desire to provol g
any further contention In the matter Ee
withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Blair succeeded, by q vote of 81 to 15,
in inducing the senate to make his educa-
tional bill the regular order OF business.
The nay vote was as follows:
Bate, Beck, Butler. Cockrell, Faulkner,
German, Gray, Harris. Hawley, Hearst,
Morgan, Reagan. Salisbury and Vest.
Senator Beck introduced q bill to pro-
vide that every person who carries on the
business OF a retail dealer in liquor, manu-.
facturer OF tobacco. snuff or cigars, or deal
er in tobacco, without having paid a special
<borofor shall I,o liob 1o - a <S~o -